Voice of Jamaica - Buju Banton

Willy! Don't Be Silly! (1566 words)
by XICripZ - written on 29/05/10 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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"Voice Of Jamaica" was released in 1993 as the third album from the Reggae-Dancehall artist B Buju Banton On the record he gets assistance from the likes of Beres Hammond, Wayne Wonder and even Busta Rhymes as he tried to get his music out to a wider range of listeners outside his homeland of the country named in the title of the LP. 1. "Searching" The album gets off to a very nice start as we get a little progression from the sort of thing heard on his two 1992 releases. It s set off with the vocals of a Reggae singer before Buju takes over with his gravelly voice. I thought that the contrast on this tune was intense and so made Buju B s voice ...

Mr. Mention - Buju Banton

Him Name Buju Banton... Nahh Mr. Mention (1286 words)
by XICripZ - written on 18/10/09 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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"Mr. Mention" was released in 1992 as the second album from the Jamaican Dancehall musician B Buju Banton It dropped soon after his debut (within a year) and so had him showing just how productive he could be at the time as he brought lots of his Dancehall material (that became much more Reggae-styled as his career developed and he embraced Rastafarians ways. 1. "Batty Rider" The album opens up with one of the biggest singles that he had released in the early years of his career as you find that here you get him blasting through a fly tune that has him bringing through the sort of controversial lyrics that gave him notoriety when he broke into the ...

'til Shiloh - Buju Banton

african murders & champs (221 words)
by thong - written on 25/02/01, updated on 25/02/01 (Very useful, 166 readings)
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Buju Banton is undoubtedly one of the greatest reggae artists ever. This album possibly more than any of his others highlights his hard grating yet at the same time lyrical voice. The two best tracks on this album are undoubtedly "Murderer" and "Champion". It is on "Till I am Laid" to rest that his voice mixes rastafarism with African drums, vocal harmonising and rap to create something which is just as unique as anything Bobby Marley has produced. His lyrics especially on "Murderer" contain a look into the condition of the Caribbean man's soul and all of its influences. Champion is Caribbean music at its best big brash and ...